Chair.



J. W. R. ANDREWS.

CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24. 1914.

Patented June 15, 1915.

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await JOHN W. R. ANDREWS, F LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1915..

Application filed March-24, 1914. Serial N 0. 827,242.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN W. R. AN- DREWS, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of Leominster, in the county of Worcester,and State of Mas sachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to chairs and par ticularly to reclining chairscommonly known as Morris chairs, the object of the present inventionbeing to provide a chair of this class that may be folded .so as tooccupy less space while being shipped to the merchant, while in storageeither in the factory or the place of business of the wholesaler orretailer, and also when not in use in the home.

The invention consists primarilyin pro viding a divided seat portion thetwo parts of which are hinged together while its opposite edges arehinged to the side members of the chair, said seat portion having hingedto its rear edges two separate back. members, normally retained at anangle to said seat by means interposed between said side members, saidside members being provided with recesses on their inner faces toreceive the back members when folded over on said seat portion and whensaid portion has been folded to permit the said side members to be movedtoward each other.

The invention further consists in certain novel features of constructionand arrange ment of parts which will be fully under- 'stood by referenceto the description of the drawings and to the claims hereinafter given.

Of the drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan of a chair embodying thefeatures of the present invention. Fig. 2 represents a vertical section,the cutting plane being on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a frontelevation of said chair. Fig. 4: represents a transverse section of thechair folded. Fig. 5 represents an enlarged detail showing the lockingdevice for the back members, and Fig. 6 represents a section of thesame, the cutting plane being on line 6-6 on imilar characters designatelike parts throughout the several figures of the drawlngs.

In the drawings, 10-10 are two side members supported by the front andrear legs 11 and 12. Extending upwardly from each of the side members 10is a plurality of uprights 13 having superimposed thereon the rail 14.To the upper face of each rail 14 is secured a metal plate 15 havingforwardly extending curved projections 16. Interposed between said sidemembers 10 and hinged thereto at opposite edges as at is a centrallydivided seat 18, the two parts ofwhich are hinged together as at 19.Thisseat 18 is so hinged or articulated to the side members 10 as topermit it being folded'upwardly into the position shown in Fig. e of thedrawings, so that the side members 10 may be moved toward each other soas to occupy less space when not in use. To the rear edge of each partof the seat 18 is hinged as indicated at 20 the lower edge of-a backmember 21', these two members being entirely separate. The adjacentedges of the members 21 are provided with slots 22 in which is adaptedto be inserted the removable locking member 23 by which the said members21 are locked together when the chair is in use. When in use the sidemembers 10 are separated as indicated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive and theback members 21 are positioned at an angle to said seat portion 18 andretained in such adjusted position by means of a rod 24 extend ing fromone side frame to the other. Each rod 24 is provided with flanges 25forming an annular groove 26 adapted to receive the projections 16,thereby retaining the side frames separated in an obvious manner. It isself-evident that the back members 21 may be adjusted to differentinclinations by the rod 24 being engaged with different opposedprojections 16 formed upon the rails 15.

interposed between the legs 12 is hinged a two-part brace 27 whichassists in retaining the side frames separated when the chair is in use.When it is desired to store the chair the brace 27 is moved intoposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the rods 24 and lockingdevice 23 are removed to permit the back members 21 being folded Whenthese memin recesses 28 in the inner faces of the side members 10. It isobvious that, owing to the back members 21 being hinged to the rearedges of the seat 18 when these members 21 are at an angle to the seat18 and locked erably cushions are used upon' the seat '18 and the backmembers 21, but as these cushthe invention they are ions form no-part ofnotshown in the drawings;

This "makes a very practicalchair, having all the advantages 'of'ordina'ry Morris chairs; and the a further advantage of being adaptedto be fold'edto oc'ciiriy" a*-very little sb'a'ce "when not in t'tse.

The "many Yadvantages or a 'hair 06nstrnct'e d in} this"ma'nner isbelievedvvill be frilly apparent *ff'om the forgoiiig'dee e n- A c. h c.

"Having "thris "desic'ribed my inventio '1 I m: r. a 1. In device oftheclass descr'ibedf tlie combinationf of two; side finembers, aidentrally' (rinsed-sear 15ortibif hiiigd together and at 'epositefeages to s'aid s'ifdefmember's; sep arate back "iii'enibersindependently hinged at 'theirflow'er ends to the rear edge (31% saidfseat "person andmeans "for nermally "retaining? said *ba'k members atan newm tre ment c 2. In a device of the"classdeseribed; the

i coiiibination 'of tWWSide nieIiiberS; "a" centrally' divided seat preen hmga together and at oppositeedges tof'saidf side "memberstwofs'eparate backhnernb'ers independently hingediat theinlower 'endslto'the' rear edge of said seat portion ;"1neans"for locking said normallyretaining said back members at an angle' to "said seat portion.

In a device of the class described, the combination of two side members;a cen- -trally divided seat portion hinged together and at oppositeedges to said side members;

two sep arate back -members independently hinged at their lower ends tothe rear edge of said seat portibn'and provided with oppositely disposedslots a removable locking member adapted to be inserted in said slots;

andmansfor' normally retaining said back members stisan angle-to saidseat portion.

4;. Infa device of theclass described; the combination of two sidemembers having recesses on the'innen'sides; "a 'centrally(lividedfseat'po'rtion hinged together and at o1'31jositeedges 'to' saidside members; two separate back members independently hinged at theirlower ends to" the rear edge of said seatbortion and adapted to foldaver thereon and be raided therewith into said recess s; andin'eansfor-normally retaining'i'said back 'n'neIiibersfi-atan angle to saidseatboi'tion.

Signed by me at 4 Post Ofiice 'Sq., Boston,

Mass?this floth' daybfMarch, 1914.

c 'Jorm w. n. ANDREWS.

' Witnesses VVALYITER E. LoiiIBAm),

NATHAN LOMBARD.

